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Readers offer their best tips for finding completed reminders in Evernote, buying emergency supplies at Costco, and making your own steering wheel wrap.

Every day we receive boatloads of great reader tips in our inbox, but for various reasons—maybe they're a bit too niche, maybe we couldn't find a good way to present it, or maybe we just couldn't fit it in—the tip didn't make the front page. From the Tips Box is where we round up some of our favorites for your buffet-style consumption. Got a tip of your own to share? Add it in the comments, email it to tips at lifehacker.com, or share it over at our user-run blog, Hackerspace.

Quickly Find Completed Reminders in Evernote

As an Evernote power user, I end up making a lot of reminders. Sometimes I want to view my completed reminders, but there wasn't an easy way I could find in the interface. All you have to, though, is enter the following search:

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Buy Supplies for your Emergency Kit from Costco

Ben shares a tip for buying supplies for your emergency kit:

I was reading this article over at Wisebread about things you might not know you could buy at Costco and the last item on the list is about emergency food kits. I've been thinking of building an emergency supply area in my garage and I was surprised they've got a whole section on emergency supplies. They sell food rations and basic supplies, but also things like water filtration systems.

Make a DIY Paracord Steering Wheel Wrap

Instructables ran a paracord contest recently and I thought this one was pretty cool. I don't like most of the commercial steering wheel wraps and this one looks both useful and attractive. Plus, I kind of have a thing for paracord.

Make Your Own DIY Lemon Face Scrub

Ashley shares this recipe from Offbeat Home & Life for making your own face scrub:

I use a face scrub at night and in the shower. I'm also allergic to walnuts and it turns out a lot of over-the-counter scrubs use ground walnuts for the scrubbing particles. You can buy scrubs with synthetic components or sugar-based scrubs, but I was kind of excited to find out how easy it is to make your own. This recipe is for lemon, but it would be just as easy to make it with any citrus and probably other scents, too.